Religon? Atheist?

Question

I heard on my local news station that the FDA has approved the use of micro chips in humans. I was talking to my family and I guess most belive this is the mark of the beast. (I had never heard this term before.) Now, I dont know what I belive. The whole story...the bible doesnt make sense to me. Like for example, where did God come from? When I asked this to a preacher, they said God has always been. But thats impossible isnt it?!?! Everythings gotta start somewhere. And, like why its so painful to give birth. Supposedly it was because Eve at the bad apple despite that God told her not to. And thats why theres pain when we give birth. But, it seems to me like we have pain cuz something the size of a watermelon has to come out that tiny opening! And what about babies that die at 6 months old because of SIDS? People say you werent praying for your baby so satin got in. But its not the poor babies fault and I think thats cruel. And one more thing. If we dont except Jesus Christ as our savior and get baptized and what not, we are going to go to h**l. And if we sin AT ALL before we die and we haven’t asked God to forgive us, then were going to go to h**l. And seriously, looking at a women and saying “Oh shes hot” is a sin. It seems like everything is a sin. And why is god letting this happen? The whole micro chip thing. And, if you get the micro chip, (which supposedly is the mark of the beast) then you are left on Earth when everything starts going wrong and when you finally do die, you go to h**l. But supposedly, by this time you’ll need the micro chip to buy food. Itll have your banking info and everything on it. So people that want to be taken up to Heaven by the rapture, what are they suppose to do when they need the micro chip to buy something as little as food. AND THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT! China is the world biggest country, right? Now like what? 6% are Christians? So EVERYONE in China is going to go to h**l? What about the small little Island tribes or whatever that live on the Islands? They don’t know any better. Are they going to go to h**l to be punished? They couldn’t help it. To me, the bible sounds like a make belive story as real as monsters. So, I have some questions:

What do you think about all this?^^^

Doesn’t the whole Big bang theory and Dwanes theory, (the theory we delveloped out of monkeys) sound more logical. And theres answer to everything, not just “God has always been.”

If I belive the whole big bang theory and everything, what am I? Atheist?

Answer 1

OK, I'm a Christian, and no. . .The 'Big Bang Theory' isn't logical. I mean, think about it---all of a sudden something exploded and animals appeared and hearts, and brains it sounds really stupid. And Darwin even admitted on his death bed that his theory was and always will be wrong, and he turned to Christianity at the last minute. And, yes, I believe that the microchip is part of the prophecy that the Bible states, but not techinically the mark of the beast.

The only way you can go to h**l is: If you don't have Jesus in you're heart.

And, I have no idea what you are. Make up your mind.

Answer 2

I completely agree with you.

I'm atheist. I'd define you as agnostic, which is sort of unsure about everything. But if you decide that you definitely DO NOT believe in god, then you are atheist.

Darwin's theory is so obviously true. The facts are right there...how humans have tailbones that we don't use anymore, the huge similarities between chimps and humans. And so is the Big Bang theory. Nothing just IS which is why when people say that god has ALWAYS been there, it's just not true.

Another thing. Isn't god supposed to love all? Isn't he supposed to be good and merciful? If he loved all his "children" he'd make sure none went to h**l. YET, if we sin, we go to h**l. Yeah, makes a ton of sense.

The reason why priests and other intensely religious people say to just have faith is because they have no answers themselves. They are just blindly believing in something they were trained to believe in and not question since they were young. They don't want to question,  because if they do, they will see the HUGE gaps in their "faultless" religion.

Answer 3

i have though a lot about this and agree with you.

It's like 'if this is the God we believe in and he is going to d**n you for not believing in him or for being homosexual ect. , then why do i even want to worship and pray to him?'

Answer 4

OK, so I'm going to try to answer each question.

1. SOME people believe the micro chip is the mark of the best. I don't want to get it simply because it seems like an invasion of privacy. I've never heard of it being required though.

2. It makes sense that God didn't have a beginning. He's God. If He had a beginning, he would have to have an end, right? He doesn't have a beginning or an end.

3. The pain was a punishment. I would think that the pain is because something big comes out of a small opening, except BIRTH in itself is a miracle. Think about it. It shouldn't work to squeeze another human out, but it does. That's God's creation right there. So yes, God made it painful as her punishment, but he also made it possible.

4. I don't understand why little babies die either. Some things we will never understand because we aren't God. But I definitely don't think it's because people weren't praying for their babies and Satan got into them. That's a myth.

5. To get to Heaven all you have to do is realize that God sent His Son, Jesus to earth to die for our sins, and ask Him to come into your heart. That's it. You don't HAVE to be baptized. I'm a Christian and I'm not baptized yet. Being baptized is a personal choice and should be done when you feel you are ready.

6. Everyone sins. It's unavoidable. But not everything is a sin. Atheists often want people to believe they will never be good enough to be a Christian. That's a flat-out lie. Christianity has no requirements except that you accept Jesus as your Savior. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to never sin. Atheists tell people that to be a Christian you can never have fun. That's not true.

7. Again, I don't think a micro chip is the mark of the beast. I think when the mark of the beast happens, people will know exactly what it is when they get it.

8. As for the people in China and the people who live on the islands, I believe God gives everyone a chance to believe in Him. He's not going to send anyone to h**l without giving them a chance. You see, God doesn't want people to go to h**l. I believe it really pains Him to see people deny Him.

9. No, the Big Bang doesn't make sense. How could a random collision create air, water, plants, sun, warmth, cold, life? For more on this and to read the facts about how unlikely the big bang theory is, read "The Case for a Creator Student Edition" by Lee Strobel. It was written by an atheist who set out to prove God didn't exist. Instead, what he found was that God is real. It's a really good book, with no sermons, just scientific evidence of what he found. He also has "The Case for Faith" which will answer your questions about the people who haven't heard of God, and "The Case for Christ" which will answer your question of how believable the Bible is. I've read them all and was pretty amazed. If you want better answers than just Yahoo Answers, read these books.

10. Something atheists don't tell people is that Darwin's theory has never been proved. It was developed in the 1800's. People believed it because they figured over time evidence for it would appear. Well, it is now 2008 and no more evidence supporting Darwin's theory has been found. And also, several of the charts that supported his theory, such as Haeckel's Embryos, were completely faked. More on that in "The Case for a Creator".  

I hope this helped. I can't give you all the answers though. If you want to learn more to make a decision for yourself, read the books I mentioned (they aren't super long if you get the Student Edition). Also, check out the Bible. It will give you the best answers available.

Answer 5

What are you? Well, you're young and have a lot of thought and ideas to think about. Give it time, go to college, experience other points of view and other cultures, then you'll be able to understand where you fit into all of this, religion / atheist stuff.

By the way, I believe in the big bang theory. but I'm also a Christian. You can have both if you think about it.

Answer 6

No, your scientific. I believe in God, and the Big Bamg Theory, and that there might be other Gods.

I totally agree. It doesn't make since!

How could God be here b4 anything else. Thats impossible! Ehmagod! it hurts thinking about!

When I asked my priest about it he got mad at me for asking questions and told me to leave.

Answer 7

It seems more likely that God would have created such a difficult and illogical birthing process to me. Evolution isn't logical in the least to me. And how the heck does anyone know that the micro chip is the mark of the beast?

There is evil in the world because if there wasn't, we wouldn't have free will. We'd just be puppets. This is my favorite song regarding the subject: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOufqWodF...

If we believe in Jesus, we have eternal life. Simple as that. You can choose what you want. But I'm going to choose to be a  Christian, even at threat of ridicule.

You made a lot of points, and I don't have time to address them all. But there's my two cents. Or my one cent, I guess. =p

Person above me: Wow, you need to learn a bit more about the THEORY of evolution. It isn't "so obviously true". There is just as much evidence for an intelligent designer.

Edit: Okay, that kinda ticks me off. Yeah. You just have to be FAITHFUL. Which is what the point is. If everyone knew there was a God, there would be no need for any sort of decision of faith.

Also, a thing that I didn't say earlier is this: The best thing about Christianity for me is that it is a motivation for me to behave. In other words, it provides a REASON for me to not go out and have s*x and do drugs and drink. When you have no reason to not do those things, it becomes a slippery slope.

And just a PS: You spelled Darwin wrong again. ;)

Answer 8

I would define you as an Agnostic.

a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god

Answer 9

Because he wouldnt be GOD If your HUMAN mind could understand. Its much more complecated than the mind can think. I'm christian and that's what my pastor told me.

And if you would read the bible you would know what he said about the tribesevery man women boy and girl will have a chance to learn about him before they die. It seems to me that your brain compacity isn't very much. And yes ALL but 9 percent of chine is GOING TOO h**l(harsh reality) I't . And you SAID YOURSELF everything starts somewhere so where did the whole planets that clashed together come from ? sounds too me you should read the bible because all your answers are there God put us on the earth to make OUR own chooses. He CAN control everything but if he did what would have been the point of him making this earth?

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God isnt real than who woke you up???????? the alarm clock??? and girl below me WOOWWWW I wil pray for you lol

Answer 10

About where god came from it is true that he has always been there. About Eve eating the Apple, didn't both of them (Adam & Eve) both eat the apple, I'm pretty sure. About the babies dying, that is just life!!!! Do you think he wants to kill babies no, HE doesn't even kill them. It is because of how we humans messed up and our problems killed the baby's. Just because you are not Christian, doesn't mean you are going to h**l. We are all gods children and he loves us. About the China thing, the same rules apply. If we sin before we die, well then you cant change that. Maybe if you were sick and a priest couldn''t come to your home and do it and you died? You would've been forgiven. The only thing you have to do to not go to h**l is follow the 10 commandments.

You could be Atheist that is up to you. But right now I think you are undecided how you don't have a religion.